Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

UBS joins mFund settlement service

Financial services provider UBS Securities Australia has joined the ASX’s settlement service mFund.

Former Tudor Partner Plans Asia Hedge Fund Backed by Temasek

Chu will run Aventia in partnership with Dymon Asia Capital (Singapore), which manages $4.2 billion of hedge and private equity fund assets.

Piramal unit says to invest about $800m in realty projects

The fund manager said on Tuesday it would invest 11 billion rupees to finance nine construction projects across major Indian cities

First renminbi MMF set for Hong Kong launch

ICBC-Credit Suisse AM is readying an RQFII moneymarket fund in Hong Kong this year as it sees a gap in the market. Nevertheless, copycat products are not expected to proliferate.

UBS to boost content with launch of ethical ETFs

GLOBAL investment banking giant UBS will launch its first ethical exchange-traded funds on the Australian Securities Exchange as the bank looks to bring more of the content in its multibillion-dollar global asset management business into the Austral

Man Group Expands GLG Hedge Fund Arm In Japan

Man Group is adding to its portfolio by acquiring the Tokyo based Japan Long Short Equity Strategy fund

Malaysian lenders look to Plan B after passing on three-way merger

It would have created Southeast Asia's fourth-largest bank with assets of $190 billion

China Life hirings seen as launch of global manager opportunities

Three years ago regulators gave insurers the OK for more overseas investing

UAE Foreign Minister Visits New Zealand, Talks FTA, Signs Agreements

They discussed the scope of new opportunities to support the bilateral relations in more fields to serve the common interests of the two countries and peoples, reports Gulf News.

TPG sells stakes in BTPN to Sumitomo

Sumitomo Corp. said that Indonesia is one of the most important markets for the group

Macquarie to grow white label footprint

In an operational briefing last week, the bank highlighted its ability to develop relationships with brokers and white label mortgage partners as a key strength.

Threadneedle ups its Asian and European exposure

Threadneedle Investments has trimmed its favoured US equity exposure to fund an overweight position in Asian and European equities

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Deepens Ties With U.K.’s Man Group

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc., Japan’s fourth-biggest bank by market value, said it formed an alliance with Man Group Plc to offer the U.K. hedge fund manager’s products to clients

MDS in JV with NY asset manager

The company announced the arrangement to the Australian Securities Exchange on Monday, saying a Memorandum of Understanding had been signed following negotiations in New York earlier this month.

Australia’s Largest Pension Hiring Global Equities Team

AustralianSuper Pty, the country’s largest pension fund, is recruiting money managers

Monument Group expands Hong Kong presence

Monument Group, an alternative investment fund placement agent, has appointed former MVision partner Niklas Amundsson as the new managing director of its Hong Kong office.

China Life global mandates tipped to trigger wave

The mainland's largest life insurer has outsourced a series of global equity and multiasset mandates to international managers, blazing a trail that industry peers are forecast to follow.

Mizuho in Talks to Buy Stake in Philippines Bank-- 2nd Update

Mizuho Financial Group Inc. is in talks to buy a stake worth over $500 million in Philippine lender Bank of Commerce

Morgan Stanley launches Investa Property Group sale process

The portfolio is considered one of the best in Australia

Indian bank set for launch into UK buy-to-let market

One of the biggest private banks in India will launch into the UK buy-to-let market before the end of March

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